GS Caltex Corporation is a South Korean Energy and Chemical company jointly owned by Chevron and GS Group. The company was founded in partnership with Caltex in May 1967 as the first private oil company in Korea.[1][2][3] The company changed its name from LG-Caltex Oil Corporation to GS Caltex Corporation in 2005 as part of the GS Group split from LG Corporation.[4]
By 2009, exports accounted for 54 percent of GS Caltex's sales.[5] The company exports petroleum, petrochemical, and lubricant products to 57 countries (as of 2022).